Who's Who of Indian Musicians (WWIM), originally published by Sangeet Natak Akademi: National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (SNA) in two editions (1968 and 1984), is a voluminous directory of Indian musicians. The directory data was collected from vocalists and instrumentalists of Hindustani and Carnatic traditions, and other various genres including folk music. It is possible to use overall 3,160 entries (1,877 musicians) for inquiries about their birth year, specialization, and educational background, as well as their performing experiences abroad and publications, if any. Entries in this WWIM database are compiled from the original print versions after correcting the editorial errors such as duplications or misspellings.

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P01939
1804
2978
Tare, Trimbakrao Raghunath
H
M
H
1918
violin
P06804
0160
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01754
1610
3147
Wahid Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1918
tabla
P06804
0160
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00835
0642
0383
Jambaldinni, Siddharam
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01517
1362
1007
Savithri Amma, P.
C
F
H
1918
vina
P00558
0338
0181
Chowdhuri, Pruya Lal
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
P00558
0338
1722
Chowdhuri, Priya Lal
H
M
H
1918
violin
tarshahnai
P01764
1620
0911
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
O
M
H
1918
others
P01764
1620
2659
Ramachandra, Chitalkar
O
M
H
1918
P01640
1493
1166
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
H
M
H
1918
violin
P01401
1240
0864
Rajan, Palladam V.N.
C
M
H
1919
flute
P01128
0951
0611
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01401
1240
2592
Rajan, Palladam
C
M
H
1919
flute
P01128
0951
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00565
0349
0188
Dakshinamurty, V.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P00565
0349
1729
Dakshinamurthy, V.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P00053
0503
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P01281
1116
0721
Naushad Ali
O
M
M
1919
P01281
1116
2431
Naushad Ali
H
M
M
1919
others
P01983
1851
3098
Venkateswararan, K.A.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01293
1128
0727
NeelakantanNambissan, K.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01293
1128
2443
Neelakantan Nambissan. K.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P00582
0366
0200
Das, Raghab Chandra
O
M
H
1919
P00004
0044
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00004
0044
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P01298
1133
0731
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
violin
P01298
1133
2450
Nimbargi, Gajanan Ramchandra
H
M
H
1919
violin
P01546
1392
1043
Shah, Sunderlal M.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01546
1392
2826
Shah, Sunderlal M.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00028
0376
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00028
0376
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
H
M
M
1919
khyal
P00727
0527
1879
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.G.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00727
0527
1881
Gopalkrishna K. (Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P06203
0216
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P06203
0216
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01022
0841
0529
Krishnappa, B.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01022
0841
2164
Krishnappa, B.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01557
1404
1055
Sharma, Jai Chand
H
M
H
1919
violin
P01557
1404
2844
Sharma, Jai Chand
H
M
H
1919
violin
P01170
0997
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01170
0997
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01174
1001
0641
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
P01174
1001
2329
Mohammad Khasim Saheb
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
P00749
0550
0323
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00315
0077
0040
Anathapadmanabha Rao, S
C
M
H
1919
vina
P00749
0550
1913
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00317
0079
0048
Andharia, Babubhai Govindji
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00317
0079
1513
Andharia, Babubhai Govindji
H
F
H
1919
khyal
P00758
0559
1919
Gowripathi Sastry, Sisthu
C
M
H
1919
vina
P00902
0717
0432
Kalyanpur, Saguna
H
F
H
1919
khyal
P00621
0411
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P00766
0567
1923
Gulati, S.N.
O
M
H
1919
violin
P01333
1171
1407
Patanlkar V.V.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01333
1171
2506
Patankar V.V.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00630
0420
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
H
F
H
1919
khyal
others
P00638
0430
0249
Duraikkannu, N.K.
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00638
0430
1805
Duraikkannu, N.K.
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P01347
1185
0795
Pattammal, D.K.
C
F
H
1919
vocal
P01347
1185
2520
Pattammal, D.K.
C
F
H
1919
vocal
P01719
1573
1440
Venkatappa M.V.
C
M
H
1919
violin
P01719
1573
3077
Venkatappa, M.V.
C
M
H
1919
violin
P01599
1450
1107
Somasundaram, Mathurai S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01599
1450
2897
Somasundaram, Mathurai S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P00794
0598
0357
Hiremathm Gadigeyya Shivayya
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00794
0598
1952
Hiremath, Gadigeyya Shivayya
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P01225
1056
0677
Nagarkar, Chidanand (Chit-Anand and Sanatan)
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P01604
1455
1114
Sood K.L.
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
P01604
1455
2904
Sood K.L.
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
P01605
1456
1115
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P01605
1456
2905
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P00657
0449
1822
Ganesa Iyer, Nagercoil S.
C
M
H
1919
mridangam
P01730
1585
1280
Venkitasubramonia Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01730
1585
3105
Venkitasubramonia Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P00522
0298
1684
Chaturvedi, Balji
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
others
P01735
1590
1285
Vidya, Shankar
C
F
H
1919
vina
P00369
0137
1560
Balasubramanyam S
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01614
1465
1124
Srinivasa Iyengar
C
M
H
1919
vina
P01614
1465
2918
Srinivasa Iyengar
C
M
H
1919
vina
P01244
1076
0689
Narasimhachari, Mandyam Annadorai
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01097
0918
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P01244
1076
2393
Narasimbachari, Mandvam Annadorai
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P02154
0314
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
tabla
pakhavaj
P01921
1785
2911
Sreenivasa Raghavachar, M.R.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P02154
0314
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P01925
1789
1429
Srinivasa Iyengarm K
C
M
H
1919
vina
P01933
1797
2941
Subbarao, Peri
C
M
H
1919
violin
P00546
0324
0175
Chitra Gupta
O
M
H
1919
P00546
0324
1710
Chitra Gupta
O
M
H
1919
P01509
1354
1000
Satyanarayana, N.R.V.(Rayancha)
C
M
H
1919
vina
P01509
1354
2779
Satyanarayana, N.R.V.(Rayancha)
C
M
H
1919
vina
P01389
1227
0845
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
C
M
H
1919
ghatam
kanjira
P01389
1227
2569
Raghaviah, Nidumolu
C
M
H
1919
kanjira
P00688
0482
1363
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00688
0482
1851
Ghosh, Nikhil Jyoti
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00835
0642
2364
Jambaldinni, Sidharama Channbasava
H
M
H
1919
khyal
others
P01761
1617
0517
Rajam S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal
P01761
1617
2587
Rajam, S.
C
M
H
1919
vocal

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